Keoni Palakiko
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| Full Name | Keoni Palakiko |
| Birth Date | c. 1710 AN |
| Birth Place | Kloss, Lac Glacei |
| Death Date | 28.XII.1753 AN |
| Death Place | Bergbuurg, Anglien, Lac Glacei |
| Spouse | Name unknown (disappeared III.1753 AN) |
| Children | Daughter, name unknown (disappeared III.1753 AN) |
| Occupation | Fisherman |
| Employer | Kloss fishing cooperative |
| Military Service | Koa Kia'i (briefly, 1753 AN) |
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| Known For | Leading the Bergbuurg Strike |
| Religion | Traditional Mala'anje beliefs; Alexandrian Nazarene |
| Languages | Mala'anje |
| Residence | Kloss, later Qorali |
| National Origin | Mala'anje |
| Citizenship(s) | Mala First Nation |
Keoni Palakiko (c. 1710 AN - 28.XII.1753 AN) was a Mala'anje fisherman from Kloss who led the Bergbuurg Strike, the assassination of Nü Krantisk Rapskaff regional commander Oberstleutnant Gerhard Weisskopf on 2.XII.1753 AN. His wife and teenage daughter were detained during NKR night raids in III.1753 AN and never seen again, an event that drove him to abandon the defensive posture of the Koa Kia'i and seek direct action against those responsible for the persecution of his people. Working with Father Antoine Deschamps and a small cell of Mala'anje and Alexandrian Nazarene volunteers, Palakiko planned and executed the attack that killed Weisskopf and three of his guards in Bergbuurg.
Following the strike, Palakiko remained behind to draw NKR pursuers away from the escape network, allowing other members of his cell to reach safety. He evaded capture for nearly three weeks before NKR forces apprehended him at a farmhouse on 24.XII.1753 AN. He was publicly executed in Bergbuurg's main square four days later. The NKR intended his death to serve as a warning; instead, it made him a martyr among the Mala'anje. Songs commemorating Palakiko circulated within weeks of his execution, and the Koa Kia'i adopted his name as a rallying cry.
